Shading Techniques
-The lightness or darkness of a color. -Value becomes critical in a work which has no colors other than black, white, and a gray scale. -Value helps to make drawings of objects look more realistic or “3-D.” WHAT IS VALUE?
VALUE CHARTS
GRAPHITE GRADING SYSTEM B = BlackH = Hard F = Fine HB = No. 2
WHY ADD VALUE? Value turns Shapes…. …into Forms!
SHADING TECHNIQUES HatchingCross HatchingBlendingStippling
HATCHING / CROSS HATCHING
BLENDING
STIPPLING
Shading Techniques: fpawo&feature=endscreen&NR=1 Stippling Video: VIDEOS
PARTS OF A FORM A = High Light B = Middle Tones C = Core Shadow D = Reflected Light E = Cast Shadow
-Cropping is when you zoom into or cut out a piece of information from your artwork. WHAT IS CROPPING?
CROPPING
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE
- Composition is how things are arranged in an image. Where are they? Are they touching? Are they cropped? Are they overlapping? COMPOSITION
RULE OF THIRDS
STUDENT EXAMPLES
--Sketch first! -Enlarge, Crop and Rule of Thirds! -If your shapes and lines are not correct, your shading will never look right. -Go S L O W L Y - rushing value will make your objects look unrealistic. --Use your eraser as a tool, not just for fixing mistakes! --Pay attention to details- that’s what will make your work look more real! Things to remember…